Totten
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English
Etymology
Possibly from a diminutive of the nickname totte (“simpleton, fool”).
Proper noun
Totten (plural Tottens)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Totten is the 5125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6828 individuals. Totten is most common among White (80.17%) and Black/African American (13.37%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Totten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.